Carrier profile · USDOT 2547781 · MC-887113 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

FLS Express LLC

DBA OWNER

16 power unitsavg 11.4 yrNational · 22 statesHORIZON CITY, TX87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-887113 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

48Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 841-8392 Email dispatchoffice@flsexpress.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 31.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 44 vehicle and 75 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

35.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 18.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance22 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance19 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Millennium’16–’18

Trisura Specialty’20–’24

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2024	$750K	10
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	6
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 48

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

69.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HORIZON CITY, TX

16011 BOB HOPE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 22 · WA 10 · CO 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 17 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3240043 USDOT 3780645 USDOT 4288603 USDOT 1498123 USDOT 4025824 USDOT 4426824 USDOT 3875180Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (56 trucks · 47 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1667417 USDOT 3095882 USDOT 4185736 USDOT 4288603 USDOT 3635170 USDOT 4212387 USDOT 4435769 USDOT 3240043

Shares a company officer with other carriers

marianne sotelo — 3 carriers: USDOT 3030470 USDOT 3946622

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16011 BOB HOPE, HORIZON CITY, TX, 79928
Mailing address: 13371-11 EASTLAKE STE 104 #410, EL PASO, TX, 79928
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 841-8392
Fax: (877) 905-4006
Email: office@flsexpress.net
Web domain: flsexpress.net

Registration

Officers: Sara Fierro · Marianne Sotelo
USDOT / docket: 2547781 · MC-887113
First registered: Oct 6, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 2,151,574 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,151,574

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FLS EXPRESS LLC.

FLS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2547781) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FLS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

FLS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2547781, and its motor carrier number is MC-887113.

Is FLS EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, FLS EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FLS EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

FLS EXPRESS LLC has a 31.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 113 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FLS EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

FLS EXPRESS LLC operates 16 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FLS EXPRESS LLC based?

FLS EXPRESS LLC is based in HORIZON CITY, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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